"I love Founder Collective"

2022-05-08 13:55:24

Collective Team Ethos FC 101 Our mission is to build the most aligned VC fund for Founders at the seed stage.As we've pursued this goal we've been fortunate to back hundreds of startups.Meet the entire collectiveHere’s What We Believe1Founder Collective is a partner from idea to IPOThe partners at Founder Collective have all built and sold technology companies. Our goal is to make Founder Collective the firm we wish had existed when we were starting out. Venture capital is a dangerous commodity – we provide an instruction manual.2Great startups practice efficient entrepreneurshipWe believe entrepreneurs should try to raise as little money as possible to accelerate their businesses, while preserving ownership. Startups don’t have to raise billions to be worth billions—a point proven by The Trade Desk which raised just $22.5M in VC before earning a billion dollar IPO.3The future belongs to the weird & wonderfulFounder Collective is deliberately anti-thematic. We don’t have a thesis, but when Embark showed us the future of doggy DNA, we couldn’t resist. Visionary founders have shown us that the weird use cases of today can become the hot themes of tomorrow. 4Organic venture capital is rare – and valuableWe invest for the seed-stage which means when it comes time to raising the next round we are fully-aligned with the founding team. We have structured the firm to be as aligned with the entrepreneur's financial interests as possible – at our short-term expense. We’re founders first, financiers second.We’re our own biggest investorsOur mission is to be the most aligned fund for founders at the seed stage. Everyone on the investment team has started a company and understand the ups and downs of entrepreneurship.David FrankelManaging PartnerEric PaleyManaging PartnerMicah RosenbloomManaging PartnerMeet the entire teamNewsAnnouncing Founder Collective IV Founder Collective | Medium Founder Collective barrels forward, closing its fourth and newest fund with $85 million Connie Loizos | TechCrunch 2020 Forbes Midas List: FC Managing Partner Eric Paley Ranked #9 Alex Konrad | Forbes Join our newsletterHarvard Square: 1 Mifflin Place—Suite 300, Cambridge, MA 02138NYC: 81 Greene St (Second Floor), New York, NY 10012Email: [email protected] Web Design by B12© 2009-Onward Collective Contact Offices